1 person killed after fire breaks out at Crown Heights apartment complex

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Firefighters are trying to determine the cause of a deadly fire in Brooklyn Thursday night.

The fire broke out on the first floor of a four-story apartment located at 922 Prospect Place in Crown Heights around 8:20 p.m.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The fire was placed under control roughly an hour later around 9:15 p.m.

No other details have been revealed about the victim so far.

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